Silas Howard

[2] In San Francisco, he and Harry Dodge, a former band member, opened Red Dora's Bearded Lady Truckstop Café,[3] where artists displayed their art.

He was also cofounder of Red Dora's Bearded Lady Truckstop Café, a San Francisco coffeeshop that doubled as a gallery and performance space.

Twenty years after its release, the film has had a resurgence with a limited run at Alamo Draft House, as well as screenings at Outfest, Newfest, BFI, Metrograph and more.

Howard wrote and performed with the spoken-word series, Sister Spit and toured a one-man show Thank you for Being Urgent about the real-life heartbreak of almost having his feature film about Billy Tipton greenlit and then watching it fall through the cracks.

In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, sparking the start of the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named him one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people.